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== History ==

== History ==

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''During the marco polo bridge incident,The Chinese government has purchased more than a hundred Hawk III from the United States''.

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Hawk III, a modification of the Navy fighter produced by the American Curtiss Wright Corporation in the 1930s.The original name was FⅡC-3 / BF2C-1.

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The Hawk III, a modification of the US Navy BF2C-1 by Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company, addressed issues that was experienced during the latter's service. With a new Wright R-1820-F53 engine Cyclone engine and wooden wings (to fix a vibration issue with the metal wings of the BF2C-1), the Hawk III managed to be more flyable than its preceding design.

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In fact, the Hawk III had problems in the early design. The metal wings were greatly reduced in maneuverability and were too bulky.

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With the US Navy's soured experience with the BF2C-1, the Hawk III saw more sales in the export model. Argentina, Thailand, and China bought Hawk IIIs in the late 1930s. China alone bought 102 Hawk III planes from the United States between March 1936 to June 1938.

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In the end, Curtiss Wright Corporation decided to use wooden materials as wings to improve the maneuverability and reliability of the fighter and reduce the weight of the fighter.

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In the Sino-Japanese War, the Hawk III planes acted as the Chinese front-line fighters against Japanese aircraft. While able to stand against Japanese biplane models, the appearance of monoplanes like the [[A5M4|A5M]] shifted the balance towards the Japanese. As such, the Hawk III was slowly by Soviet [[I-15bis (China)|I-15]] and [[I-16 Chung 28|I-16]] fighter planes.

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The Chinese government was attracted by the Hawk III carrier aircraft. The reason why Chiang Kai-shek valued the Hawk III carrier aircraft at that time was not good performance but cheap.

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The last surviving Hawk III aircraft resides in Thailand at the Royal Thai Air Force Museum.

== Media ==

== Media ==

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* [https://www.airliners.net/photo/Thailand-Air-Force/Curtiss-Hawk-III/392600 [<nowiki>airliners.net]</nowiki> Curtiss Hawk III - The only Hawk III fighter left in the world pictured in Thailand]

* [https://www.airliners.net/photo/Thailand-Air-Force/Curtiss-Hawk-III/392600 [<nowiki>airliners.net]</nowiki> Curtiss Hawk III - The only Hawk III fighter left in the world pictured in Thailand]

Description

The Hawk III is a premium rank I Chinese fighter
with a battle rating of 1.3 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.91 "Night Vision".

General info

Flight performance

Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.

Characteristics

Stock

Max Speed(km/h at 4,850 m)

Max altitude(meters)

Turn time(seconds)

Rate of climb(meters/second)

Take-off run(meters)

AB

RB

AB

RB

AB

RB

???

???

10 700

??.?

??.?

??.?

??.?

274

Upgraded

Max Speed(km/h at 4,850 m)

Max altitude(meters)

Turn time(seconds)

Rate of climb(meters/second)

Take-off run(meters)

AB

RB

AB

RB

AB

RB

466

444

10 700

13.0

13.3

19.3

15.2

274

Details

Features

Combat flaps

Take-off flaps

Landing flaps

Air brakes

Arrestor gear

X

X

X

X

✓

Limits

Wing-break speed(km/h)

Gear limit(km/h)

Combat flaps(km/h)

Max Static G

+

-

N/A

~12

~6

Optimal velocities

Ailerons(km/h)

Rudder(km/h)

Elevators(km/h)

Radiator(km/h)

< 240

< 220

< 400

> 250

Compressor (RB/SB)

Setting 1

Optimal altitude

100% Engine power

WEP Engine power

2,926 m

745 hp

856 hp

Survivability and armour

Examine the survivability of the aircraft. Note how vulnerable the structure is and how secure the pilot is, whether the fuel tanks are armoured, etc. Describe the armour, if there is any, and also mention the vulnerability of other critical aircraft systems.

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

History

The Hawk III, a modification of the US Navy BF2C-1 by Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company, addressed issues that was experienced during the latter's service. With a new Wright R-1820-F53 engine Cyclone engine and wooden wings (to fix a vibration issue with the metal wings of the BF2C-1), the Hawk III managed to be more flyable than its preceding design.

With the US Navy's soured experience with the BF2C-1, the Hawk III saw more sales in the export model. Argentina, Thailand, and China bought Hawk IIIs in the late 1930s. China alone bought 102 Hawk III planes from the United States between March 1936 to June 1938.

In the Sino-Japanese War, the Hawk III planes acted as the Chinese front-line fighters against Japanese aircraft. While able to stand against Japanese biplane models, the appearance of monoplanes like the A5M shifted the balance towards the Japanese. As such, the Hawk III was slowly by Soviet I-15 and I-16 fighter planes.

The last surviving Hawk III aircraft resides in Thailand at the Royal Thai Air Force Museum.

Media

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See also

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